Sunday, April 19, 2009

The Movie of your life

Over cocktails Friday evening the question arose, who should play you, in the movie of your life? I stalled for time by asking several qualifying questions. Should they be me as I am, or as I hope to be? The me, as I am now, or when I wasn't so much now?

Your pick, they'll tailor the movie to fit, I was told.

I have two candidates. They are playing some version of me, as I see myself now. Sadly, at least one is dead, but I'm not certain that matters.

I can see the irrepressible Toad portrayed by either Peter Ustinov, or Albert Finney, especially in Uncle Henry mode from A Good Year. Perhaps a later Orson Welles could do me justice.

7 comments:

Perhaps not available, but I have to admit a certain, um, draw to Ricky Jay from your previous post. Handsome, devilish glint in his eye. Trouble, and I mean that in a good way. ;-) Don't know if he actually resembles you, but I'm just saying. . .